China’s latest deep-space mission is underway. The Tianwen 2 asteroid-comet probe lifted off on Tuesday (May 28), riding into the final frontier atop a Long March 3B rocket from the
China’s latest deep-space mission is underway. The Tianwen 2 asteroid-comet probe lifted off on Tuesday (May 28), riding into the final frontier atop a Long March 3B rocket from the
The northern lights could put on yet another impressive show tonight (June 2) as ongoing geomagnetic storm conditions continue to push auroras farther south than usual, according to the National
TAMPA, Fla. — South Korea’s state-backed Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from low Earth orbit (LEO) starting next year, bolstering
View larger. | NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, with Saturn’s 2nd-largest moon, Rhea, passing in front of it, on June 16, 2011. A new
WASHINGTON — From what is known so far about the Trump administration’s missile defense initiative known as Golden Dome, its backbone will be space-based sensors. But some of the most
TAMPA, Fla. — EchoStar has ordered another geostationary satellite for its Dish Network TV broadcast business, even as the company signals the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection amid a regulatory
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems a $1.2 billion contract for 10 missile-tracking satellites for a constellation in medium Earth orbit. The contract was awarded to BAE
Artist’s view of the Kepler-725 system. The small planet in the lower right is the newly discovered super-Earth in the habitable zone. (Image by GU Shenghong) “Are we alone?” This
A new artificial intelligence program could revolutionize our understanding of binary star systems, deeply reducing the time it takes to distinguish the characteristics of their stars. With this program, what
Many people are still recovering from devastating storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season even as this year’s season began this week on June 1. And like last year’s, the